Childbirth depends not just on hormones, but on the uterus’s ability to sense physical force. Scientists found that pressure ...

The hospital allegedly received roughly $18.5 million in reimbursements from healthcare benefit programs between 2010 and 2019 for surgeries that left dozens of Black women victimized. The Chesapeake ...

Although the average person might consider unauthorized procedures involving sterilization and unnecessary induced labor, as well as false diagnoses of cancer, to be "malpractice," that is not the ...

FORT HOOD, Texas — A 20-page petition filed in the 146th Bell County District Court includes never before seen evidence against suspended OBGYN Maj. Blaine McGraw, who was assigned to Fort Hood.

Individuals who identify as a sexual minority face higher risks of primary cesarean birth compared with their completely heterosexual peers, according to a new study from Columbia University Mailman ...

Allison Schrager is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering economics. A senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, she is author of “An Economist Walks Into a Brothel: And Other Unexpected Places to ...

C-sections can be lifesaving, but sometimes the procedure can be overused. Data helped show how a hospital decreased its rates of the operation in healthy first-time mothers. By Sarah Kliff Times ...

The early stages of labor can be filled with a range of emotions for expecting mothers including pain and uncertainty. Preparing yourself for the unexpected — to the best of your ability — and ...

CHICAGO - The biggest study of its kind suggests autism might be linked with inducing and speeding up labor, according to preliminary research findings. Labor is induced in increasing numbers of U.S.

A Los Angeles-area restaurant known for its pizza is gaining national attention for something else entirely — a salad that thousands of mothers believe can induce labor. Caioti Pizza Café has become a ...